By Matt Mauney | Associate Editor
The Antioch Redskins youth football and cheerleading program took top float honors at this year’s Christmas Parade, announced Tuesday at McCall Park in Plant City.
It was the first year that the Plant City parade committee gave an award for the top float. The winners were given a trophy and a check presentation of $100.
“We wanted to try and increase the quality of the entries this year and by having a winner, we thought that our participants would kick it up a notch, and they did,” said David Miles, the president of the parade committee.
According to committee member Dodie White, the floats were judged by out of town judges for fairness. White said that the committee plans to continue this tradition and is hoping to expand with multiple awards for separate categories for future parades.
The Antioch Redskins float had a “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” theme, complete with cheerleaders dressed as the Whos and Redskins vice president Lisa DeLong as the Grinch.
